McCarron hype gaining steam

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(06-25-2015, 10:30 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: That was the point I was making.  Your tangent, although hilarious, was not addressing that point.  The Bengal's playoff losses have been a combination of failures at many positions:  1. Oline couldn't block or protect.  Defense couldn't stop the run or get pressure.  2. WRs couldn't get open.

1. Sort of.

2011 - Bengals gave up 3 sacks, 0 hits, 12 hurries. Texans gave up 1 sack, 1 hit, 5 hurries. Texans win the battle of protection by a reasonable margin.
2012 - Bengals gave up 2 sacks, 0 hits, 9 hurries.  Texans gave up 0 sacks, 1 hit, 7 hurries. A bit closer this time, but Texans win again.

Here's where it gets interesting and people usually don't like to see this, but...

2013 - Bengals gave up 2 sacks, 0 hits, 9 hurries. Chargers gave up 0 sacks, 2 hits, 10 hurries. That's looking pretty close, but we can say Chargers win due to -2 sacks but +2 hits, +1 hurry
2014 - Bengals gave up 3 sacks, 3 hits, 9 hurries. Colts gave up 2 sacks, 3 hits, 12 hurries. Uh-oh, looks like the Bengals outplayed them here. With the way Jungle Noise makes it seem, you'd think we got destroyed in pass protection. Not the case though. 1 sack, 1 hit, and 5 of the hurries came from Winston alone, FWIW.

2. You're one of the guys that likes to say "WRs couldn't get open!" in basically every thread. I'm guessing you watch the Bengals a lot more closely than you do other NFL teams because our WRs "get open" just as often as anybody else around the league. This may sound crazy, but WRs don't get wide open on a consistent basis in the NFL. That's not how things work. There are guys playing defense that cover these people that require QBs to fit passes into a window. I mean, you seem like you put thought into your posts, but it doesn't seem like you look at our WRs with an objective eye compared to others around the NFL. When you see a guy WIDE open, it's because of blown coverage 90% of the time, not great separation. Guys aren't going to be getting 3 steps on a CB on a regular basis, it just doesn't happen with ANY WR in the league. You may think people are too harsh on Andy, but you're way too harsh on judging our WRs.